Mexico secures US market access for sugar after bilateral talks

The United States has agreed to open its market to Mexican sugar imports, with the USDA estimating a need for 1.152 million tons of Mexican sugar in the 2026-2027 cycle — a 512% increase over the previous estimate Source: excelsiormx. This move is expected to inject up to 4.760 billion pesos into the sector, benefiting some 170,000 cane producers Source: infobae.

President Claudia Sheinbaum hailed the development as "extraordinary news" and credited bilateral dialogue that began in November 2025 during a visit by US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Source: lajornadamx. The agreement reverses a period of restricted exports, which had seen quotas fall from 800,000 to 200,000 tons Source: infobae.

The Mexican government emphasized that the accord was reached through diplomacy, stating, "by way of dialogue it is possible to build important agreements" Source: heraldomx. The USDA's World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report, published July 10, 2026, underpins the new projections Source: excelsiormx.